El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

Increase your preschooler's observation skills with this fun and colorful science experiment!

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

Need help encouraging your preschool child to organize her toys? Start with this activity, and turn sorting and categorizing into a fun game.

Here's a tasty way to give your child some counting practice.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Does your preschooler like cereal? Explore numbers with everyday objects and food with this fun counting activity.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Craft these awards out of ribbon for a birthday, party, holiday, or any other event you can think of!

In this activity, you'll find out an easy way to make your own pretend potato -- out of an old pair of stockings!

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Use your kindergartener's handprint to create a sweet and personalized apple craft.

Let your curious kindergartener experiment with this tasty combo as you sneak a little compare and contrasting practice into the mix

This is an easy counting game for preschoolers and toddlers. Great for car trips!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

This Christmas card holder craft is a great activity for your child. Make a Christmas card holder with your child this holiday season.

This guessing game is a hoot. And it helps teach kids to categorize a set of objects-- a key skill for preschool.